PROJECT 10073 RECO~D 01\ 7&: TimE G~CfuP !. LOCATION -"- CONCLUSION t S. L.t;I\G-.-H Cir o;:.s~nVATION 11. &RieF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ~:...... _.:L~c::.::s:!!s~tl~h~a:!!n:.....::l~m~,~n!!u~t~e: The object first ar;peared as a strong W1ite light. with an .6. TYPE OF o~SERVATION glow, streaking across the sky frcm East to \lest, then it became the color of flame and disappeared instantaneously ~._...!:G~""..:::..).:::.":.:r:....:.:.d:!:-:..;V~i:.2s~u2:al~-----4aa though it had been turned off with an electric -switdl. 7. COviU~ ;a. ?no.-vs ~ 9. ?HYSICAL EVIDENCE Sllft~MARY OF INFORMAT}O PREPARING OfFICE Unconventional Aircraft IUMfiWI'f OF. INFORMATION The following ini'ormation NP!'IS , dated 24 July 1949a CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION SOURCE: OF INFORMATION COMPI..ETELY RELI ABLE A CONFIRMED BY OTHER SOURCES USUALLY REUABLE PROBABLY TRUE FAIRLY REUABL c POSSIBLY T RUE NOT USUALLY RWABL DOUBTFULLY TRUE UNRELIABL IMPROBABL REUAIIUTY UNKNOWN . . TRUTH CANNOT 8 JUDGED is taken from an article in the SAVANUAH !!.ORUDJG or whatever one may choose to "Darien, July 23. -Flying saucers, rockets oall the mysterious lights currently being noted has at last seen one in the evening sky, this reporter "Driving south along the Coastal Highna.y near Darien Thurs t about 7a50, there were five others in the oar -Urs , Mrs Charles LG\"ris , l.!arthD. Uarsh and Gale Dean. All saw the phenomenon, tho it vras in view less than a minute. It appeared first as a strong white light wi 1h an afterglow, streaking across the southern sky f rom east to west, thon it became the color of flame and disappeared instantaneously as thou~ it had been turned ott with an~eleotrioal switch. "The night was cloudy, ther.ewere no stars visible, and the light, while it appeared about the size and shape of one of the lights or a plane, traveled with tar greater speed than that of' any aircraft ever seen in this section. '\tr and llrs of South Newport, who were driving along the hi~way at tlat hour, also reported DISTRI.uTION AGOFOIM 568 seeing the mysterious li~ht." (F-6) DOWNGHADRD AT 8 Y~AU lNTr ;-~. DECLASSlFIED AFTER 1! .. y\' ~ . I!'!VctAssrFJE:r UNC\:ASSlf\ED INCIDENT NO 1. Date of Observation 21 July 1949 Date of Interview 2. Exact Time (local) 1950 3 Place of Obs ervation DarieD, ~orgl~ 4. Position of observer fround in ~uto 5 at attracted attention to object 6. Number of objects 1 7 Apparent size Size ot aircraft 1igh~ S. Color of object White light Stronr, white light ~ith aft6r~lcw to flame color. 10. Altitude 11. Direction from observer South 12. Distance from observer 13. Direction of flight of object{s) EC\st to Wet 14. Time in sight t, s than 'llinutu Faat~r than airoratt 16. Sound and odor 18. Luminosity 19. Projections 20. MAJleuvers 21. Mannor ot disappoaranco Inatantamoualy 22. Effect on Clouds 23. Additional information concorning object 24. Woo.thor Conditions Clou~, DO a tara liNCLASS\F\ED J.l'aoo and addr e s s of obs rJrvorz t.ra. Occupat i on ~d hobbios a tir. l.t. hlr a O..rien, Oeorgi11 So\lth Now port, Goor,~ia Commonts of Interrogator r ol ntivo te intollig~nco and chnr a c t c r of obs~rvcr(s) UARRATIV~ SU1.!iAR Y 1 Summar~ ot Trtorm~tion The tollowin!"; information 11 taken !Tom an arti o le in t ho SAVJ\! t.A}: t:OTUHNG 1;.c.ws, datttd 24 July 1949r "Darien, July 23. -FlyiDg aauoors, rooota or whatev9 r one noy ohoose t o call the mysterioua li~hta currently being noted in the enning aky thla reportar hD.s at laat aeen one. "Driving south alon~ the Co11atal Highway near ien Thursday night about 7a50. there w~re five othera in the oar -~ra. Urr. d All ~w the phenoaenon. thou~h it was 1D view less than a minute. It et~.?ct"l"tld irot as a strong "'hite li~ht with an atterglow. streakin~ aorosa the &outhern ~ froo east to west, t hen it becace the oolor or t'lame and disappeared instantaneously as thou~h it h&u beon turned ott with an electrica l .witch. "the nieht was cloudy, thera were no atars visible. anJ the liGht, while it appeared about the ai&e and shape ot one or the li~hta o f a plano , trave l e d with tar groater apoecl than t hat ot any aircraft evftr aeen in thia section. ur. and Urs at that hour, alao t South Newport, who were driving along the highway aeeing the ~atarioua li&ht. (F-6) HEADQUARTERS THIRD ARMY f'OAT McPHERSON. GEORGIA SUBJECT a Unconventional J.iroraf't Air Materiel Comand Wright-Patterson J.ir Force Base Daytoa., Ohio J.ttentioxu ltCI (Control !lo. A-1917) UNCl.ASSlFlED IDClosed herewith is object in 'the sky . information re report or ~terious POR TRB COlUANDING GENSRAL a S /I dtd 29 July 49 DOWNGRADED AT DECLASSIFIED : r:Y:'EAa lNTERv UNCLASSlFlED